Battle of Svay Rieng

The Battle of Svay Rieng was a battle of the Vietnam War which was fought from 27 March to 2 May 1974 in Cambodia and South Vietnam.

After the Battle of Tri Phap, the ARVN prevented the NVA 5th Division from invading South Vietnam through Dinh Tuong Province and Long An Province, so it began to take up positions between the Svay Rieng border and the Yam Co Dong River, the last barrier between the Cambodian border and Saigon. The NVA aimed to strangle Tay Ninh Province and end all land and water communications between Saigon and Tay Ninh, but the ARVN launched an armored thrust against NVA bases in Svay Rieng on 27 March 1974, preemptively attacking the North Vietnamese. By 29 April, the ARVN had penetrated into Cambodia with only one man wounded, having killed nearly 50 NVA and captured one. The South Vietnamese also utilized air power to bomb NVA positions, destroying their storage and defensive positions and their mortar and AA positions. In the last ARVN offensive of the war, the ARVN forces severely damaged the NVA, but they exhausted their military resources and were unable to continue their assaults on the NVA forces in the country.